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What I Learned When Moving A Car Essay

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When I was a child, I would go into my dad 's tool box and grab some tools to take apart my toys. I would have to admit that I was a curious little kid and took my toys apart just to see what the parts inside did to help move the toy. I would always get into trouble because my parents would find things disassembled and go to me as the source of the problem. Even when I had school, on the weekends I would take my pedal bike apart because I would need to adjust the handlebars, or change the height of my seat. When my dad got home he would find the tools I used, scattered all over the floor and asked why they 're like that.
As I grew older, I started getting into cars. My Dad and his friends would always go to each others house and fix their cars. I would sit on the side and watch them do their thing. I would also ask questions about what the parts were, and how they helped the car. Another way I learned was to …show more content…

Eventually, I started to help my dad guys by giving them the tools they needed. Because of this, I started to get the hang of it and started learning what to do when a car part is broken. I want to work on cars because I get to learn new things about different vehicles and how they work.
Being a senior in highschool has been quite challenging because of all the pressure that has been put on you for having to complete a massive essay like this, to getting all of your credits by the end of the school year. Graduating this year will be relieving knowing that I have passed all my classes and achieved my goals as a student. As a student, I am taking an auto mechanic 's class learning new things about cars. When residents of the community come to the shop, they usually ask to

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